January 29, 2010
Rock you like a hurricane..........................
We borrowed Rock Band from one of Adrienne's friends on the day before New Years eve and spent countless hours playing it over a 36 hour window. We had never played it before and surprisingly we ALL loved it. I was so surprised that Norm liked it so much. All of us, kids included would do anything and you just waited your turn to rotate in. We had a guitar, the drums and a microphone so with only three stations and 8 sometimes 10, people wanting a turn you had to be patient. The kids loved doing "Yellow Submarine" off the Beatles. My personal favorite was "Come Together" on the Beatles because of the sweet drum action I got to do. The "Final Countdown" was a fav of the Deatons and Adrienne, they rocked this sweet 80's number, we were just missing shooting pennies from our wrists (hee hee to all of you who watch Arrested Development). We even got Mom/Grandma to participate on the Beatles. We would like to add this to our Wii repetoire. I am sure it will surface in our household sometime this year.
January 28, 2010
Double Duty
So, I was emailing my in-laws a little update on what was happening with our family and after I finished I thought...hmmm here is a fabulous blog post I can use! I love it when I can kill two birds with one stone. So here is what has been happening with us....
Just thought I'd say hello and give you all a little update on what's happening down here. Not that it's anything exciting but the days keep passing and I realized that it's been a while since I/we have checked in.
The kids are doing great in school. Cole just started a new semester/quarter whatever they are in. He is taking 3-d art and health. Still loving chinese. They have had some career counselors coming to some of their classes and he is all over wanting to research careers. Still Optometry, maybe Vet. The texting seems to be wearing off a little bit, but I must say that most of his texts lately have been to Danielle and Kaitlyn. That's fun they can do that but I told him he should just use my phone and call! He is going on a winter camp next weekend, a Klondike Derby. They have been making their sled. Norm and Kam are not impressed that they don't have to sleep in ice caves that they make, they are sleeping in a kind of cabin/hut thing. They say that is too weak!
Maddy is just rolling along. She is outgrowing her shirts this time. Sleeves suddenly three inches too short! She is taking after Norm on that one. Her violin is coming along great. She is very patient and is very particular with her practicing. She asks us everyday if we have found a house yet. Like we have the ability and we are not trying. She doesn't seem to understand that one, she just gets mad at us.
Tenley was in the orthodontist yesterday to get her seperators. She goes in next wednesday for the Rapid Pallete Expander (to help the top of her mouth grow) That should be interesting since she gags brushing her teeth. I am trying to convince Norm he needs to take her and be there while they try to take molds of her teeth. That will not be fun. She also goes back to the eye doctor in a couple of weeks. It will have been three months since we've been doing the patching so we will see if it worked.
I started working last week for our accountant. He typically hires someone to help him during his busy tax season. I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 9:30 to 2:30. It is quite nice actually. I can get the kids ready for school and then have about an hour before I have to leave and I leave straight from work to pick the girls up. I have wednesdays off so that's the day I go to the school to help out. It will only be until the end of April, but it will be nice for a while.
Norm is still working for Rick at the office complex. He decided to take this semester off from school so he can find a job and not be tied down to a school schedule. Then in the summer he can arrange school around his work schedule. He finally got his resume finished and has been seriously applying the past week or so. Hopefully something will come up soon.
Well, that was a lot! You think nothing is going on but there's always stuff! Hope everyone is well in Idaho and hope we can see you all sometime soon.
Love Mylee
Just thought I'd say hello and give you all a little update on what's happening down here. Not that it's anything exciting but the days keep passing and I realized that it's been a while since I/we have checked in.
The kids are doing great in school. Cole just started a new semester/quarter whatever they are in. He is taking 3-d art and health. Still loving chinese. They have had some career counselors coming to some of their classes and he is all over wanting to research careers. Still Optometry, maybe Vet. The texting seems to be wearing off a little bit, but I must say that most of his texts lately have been to Danielle and Kaitlyn. That's fun they can do that but I told him he should just use my phone and call! He is going on a winter camp next weekend, a Klondike Derby. They have been making their sled. Norm and Kam are not impressed that they don't have to sleep in ice caves that they make, they are sleeping in a kind of cabin/hut thing. They say that is too weak!
Maddy is just rolling along. She is outgrowing her shirts this time. Sleeves suddenly three inches too short! She is taking after Norm on that one. Her violin is coming along great. She is very patient and is very particular with her practicing. She asks us everyday if we have found a house yet. Like we have the ability and we are not trying. She doesn't seem to understand that one, she just gets mad at us.
Tenley was in the orthodontist yesterday to get her seperators. She goes in next wednesday for the Rapid Pallete Expander (to help the top of her mouth grow) That should be interesting since she gags brushing her teeth. I am trying to convince Norm he needs to take her and be there while they try to take molds of her teeth. That will not be fun. She also goes back to the eye doctor in a couple of weeks. It will have been three months since we've been doing the patching so we will see if it worked.
I started working last week for our accountant. He typically hires someone to help him during his busy tax season. I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 9:30 to 2:30. It is quite nice actually. I can get the kids ready for school and then have about an hour before I have to leave and I leave straight from work to pick the girls up. I have wednesdays off so that's the day I go to the school to help out. It will only be until the end of April, but it will be nice for a while.
Norm is still working for Rick at the office complex. He decided to take this semester off from school so he can find a job and not be tied down to a school schedule. Then in the summer he can arrange school around his work schedule. He finally got his resume finished and has been seriously applying the past week or so. Hopefully something will come up soon.
Well, that was a lot! You think nothing is going on but there's always stuff! Hope everyone is well in Idaho and hope we can see you all sometime soon.
Love Mylee
January 26, 2010
50 golden, glorious years... congratulations Bob and Hans
Tenley & Omie by the fire... it was a popular spot
Cole, Danielle, Tenley and Maddy checking out Hannah's artwork.
Omie going for a high score...
Cole, Maddy, Danielle, Kaitlyn just one moment of many playing Raving Rabids
Sydney, her first time playing Sjoelbakken.
Lovenie and Hannah knitting their hearts out.
The kids and their gingerbread houses.So, back to Norm's parents... Robert & Johanna Rellina Frederika Burchartz Warren were married December 12, 1959. Fast forward to 2009... three sons, two daughters, three daugher-in-laws, one son-in-law, many dogs (one at the moment...Togo), 8 granddaughters and one grandson. They have served two missions and faithful serve in the temple every week. They are wonderful grandparents. I truly feel that my kids are blessed to have them as grandparents, or Omie and Papa, as we say. Omie is the kind of Grandma that will stay in her robe and jammies later than usual so she can make them oatmeal and scrambled eggs for breakfast, so she can play Chinese checkers, or read to them or play Bebble-a-bonsa (I have no idea how to spell this cute little dutch rhyme song you do while bouncing your baby on your lap). She will let them make potions out in the back yard. She will let them use her scissors and her tupperware to make these concoctions. She will sit with them and give them her undivided attention, that to me is the best. Papa always has a project they can help him with. Puttering in the garage, running errands, taking Togo to the park, watching cooking shows are some of his favorites. I love to see Papa with one of the kids on his lap in the recliner. Now that the kids are growing we don't see that as much, but sitting on the couch with his arm around them is a frequent sight. He,too, is a great giver of undivided attention. I am forever grateful to them for giving me a great husband and for giving our kids such great Omie and Papa time.
We loved spending time with them and most of the extended family up at our cabin in Bear Lake. We met the week before Christmas. Sydney was flying home from China so it worked out for Jon to fly out to meet her. Robert, Lovenia, and Hannah came down from Washington, the Leathermans' drove over from Soda. We missed having Deena, Olivia and Riley there. We played lots of Wii, Nerts, Password, Scrabble, and Schoelbaaken. We ate yummy food and just hung out and spent time together. With Robert on the west coast and Jon on the east coast we don't get everyone together that often. In fact, it had been nearly 13 years since we were all together for more than 1 day! That is way too long. Hopefully it won't be another 13 years.
January 25, 2010
Weekend at Bernies... heehee
So, this is really just a blog post about what we did over the weekend and for those who don't know, Norm's middle name is Bernard. We have some friends that have told their kids his name is Bernie and I just crack up about it. So, my nephew is two and we are all calling Norm Bernie... we think he should be "Uncle Bernie" hence weekend at Bernies really does apply to those of us who spent it with Bernie...
Friday night we went to dinner with Mindy and Shea and it was so great! I had seen Mindy several times for lunch over the years and Norm has seen Shea randomly as well. We figured out that I hadn't seen Shea and Norm hadn't seen Mindy for about 6 years! That is sooooooo crazy. But, I must say as we sat down to dinner and began chatting it was like we had all just talked to each other the day before. We reminisced about high school, Norm and Shea shared some mission memories and needless to say there was some serious laughing going on. It was strange to switch gears and share parenting experiences and talk about our kids. We truly are adults and not 17 year old seniors at Bingham High school! It was fun and we definitely won't wait 6 years to do that again!
Saturday we just did saturday things... laundry, cleaning up, grocery shopping etc... We did babysit Ryder and Ruby while Lindsay and Riley went to dinner. that was fun as usual. The kids love hanging out with their cousins and we had to set the timer for everyone to get a turn holding Ruby. Ryder loves the choo-choo and taking the kids by the hand and leading them to where ever he wants to go or do!
Sunday, Cole had to speak in sacrament. Now, I don't want to brag or anything but I was quite impressed with his talk. He was asked to speak on The Family out of the For the Strength of Youth booklet. He wrote it all himself. We gave him two suggestions, just to add a story and a few other details. He worded it so fabulously. It was a proud moment for me as a mother. Great job Cole, I hope you continue to strenghthen your testimony and be a good example.
After dinner we played some Book of Mormon matching card games and we realized that the girls don't really know some of their scripture facts that we thought they knew. I think you do some of those family nights over and over when they are toddlers and then you don't do them again and let me just say that Maddy couldn't tell us who Nephi's father was?!?!? Well, good thing it's Monday and it's family night! I don't want to embarass Maddy at all, it was just kind of a funny moment. It made me realize that repeating things over and over again is probably okay!
Friday night we went to dinner with Mindy and Shea and it was so great! I had seen Mindy several times for lunch over the years and Norm has seen Shea randomly as well. We figured out that I hadn't seen Shea and Norm hadn't seen Mindy for about 6 years! That is sooooooo crazy. But, I must say as we sat down to dinner and began chatting it was like we had all just talked to each other the day before. We reminisced about high school, Norm and Shea shared some mission memories and needless to say there was some serious laughing going on. It was strange to switch gears and share parenting experiences and talk about our kids. We truly are adults and not 17 year old seniors at Bingham High school! It was fun and we definitely won't wait 6 years to do that again!
Saturday we just did saturday things... laundry, cleaning up, grocery shopping etc... We did babysit Ryder and Ruby while Lindsay and Riley went to dinner. that was fun as usual. The kids love hanging out with their cousins and we had to set the timer for everyone to get a turn holding Ruby. Ryder loves the choo-choo and taking the kids by the hand and leading them to where ever he wants to go or do!
Sunday, Cole had to speak in sacrament. Now, I don't want to brag or anything but I was quite impressed with his talk. He was asked to speak on The Family out of the For the Strength of Youth booklet. He wrote it all himself. We gave him two suggestions, just to add a story and a few other details. He worded it so fabulously. It was a proud moment for me as a mother. Great job Cole, I hope you continue to strenghthen your testimony and be a good example.
After dinner we played some Book of Mormon matching card games and we realized that the girls don't really know some of their scripture facts that we thought they knew. I think you do some of those family nights over and over when they are toddlers and then you don't do them again and let me just say that Maddy couldn't tell us who Nephi's father was?!?!? Well, good thing it's Monday and it's family night! I don't want to embarass Maddy at all, it was just kind of a funny moment. It made me realize that repeating things over and over again is probably okay!
January 22, 2010
Juggle, shuffle, reorganizing
Since I started working and have worked for five days now I am trying to juggle, shuffle and reorganize my life. I no longer have those five hours in the middle of the day to do laundry, cleaning, dinner, picking up, etc... I still have Grayco business to do for my Dad, I am still going to try to clean at the Nehmers twice a month and and Lindsays a few times too. I have needed to do chores in the evening, which I HATE! I have gotten into a routine of having all my "jobs" done during the day so that after dinner is cleaned up it is hanging out with family time. I might need to resurrect my giant OCD organization board to help with this task. I can't believe January is almost over. Time is once again, flying away from me. Each day passes and I feel like I am not making progress. The days accumulate into weeks and then months and then it has been a year and I still haven't done some things I wanted to. Well, hopefully once I get a system down with working I will be more productive. I used to work that way. When my time was more limited I could crunch more out of my available hours. That is my new New Years resolution... to crunch more out of my hours at home... Well, I will let you know how that goes.
Other happenings
Halloween: We spent Halloween at the cabin. This should explain how much we love it there. The kids were willing to give up trick-or-treating and candy to go up there. Who knew? We had a costume party, played some funny games... mummy wrap, candy corn race, Ooga Booga, carved pumpkins, ate chili and made carmel apples.
Thanksgiving: We were with Norm's family for Thanksgiving this year. Technically it was our year to be with my family but we had to do a switcheroo. Here's how it happened. Norm's family was getting together in December, the week before Christmas, to celebrate his parents 50th anniversary and we were celebrating our Christmas with them then. So we swapped. Anyway, the Leathermans came up, and we played games and ate. We did help his parents do their Christmas decorating which was a lot of fun. We had not done that with them before so it was fun. The kids always have so much fun. It's fun to watch them transition from playing house to playing board games and just "hanging out".
Riley and Lindsay's new baby: Just before Thanksgiving little Ruby Claire was born on Monday the 23rd. With the major swine flu epidemic kids were not allowed in the hospital. So, I was able to run by the hospital to see Linds and the baby before we left. The kids were totally miffed that they had to wait until after thanksgiving to see her. We came home on Sunday and drove out to her house to have dinner and hold that baby! She is darling and we are so excited to have another little baby in our family.
December: we started out with great intentions of having a peaceful Christmas. We did really good the first two weeks. We read our Christmas storybook and our scripture each night. We watched some Christmas movies, the kids did their advent items. Once again we had to make a chart to know whos turn it was to open the book, do the chain, put the heart on and put the ornament on the tree. We left on Tuesday the 15th to go up to the cabin for Norm's family reunion. I was in charge of all the food. I honestly don't mind doing it but just to preface how it all fell apart. Starting on the Friday, the 11th, we did shopping, Cole had a haircut, on Saturday the 12th, more shopping, we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert with Natalie Cole, Sunday, we had a family dinner. Monday the 14th, I cleaned at the Nehmers, packed, more food and christmas shopping. Tuesday we leave! We come back on Sunday the 20th and we have a family dinner with my family for Kam and Lindsay's birthday. Monday the 21st I go to lunch with Lindsay and my Mom and sisters, Brandy and Riley for lindsay's birthday. Tuesday, 22nd I clean at Nehmers and finish up Christmas prep... whew that is making me tired again. So needless to say that when Christmas eve hit we still had about 15 books still wrapped and unread, 15 links left on our chain and several ornaments to go on the tree. Christmas eve we got together for dinner, ham and turkey and 12 layer jello. We acted out the Christmas story. We had a pretty small group, just us, Mom and Dad and Lindsay and Riley and their kids and aDrienne. We are not great singers so I made a cd with the songs to go along with the nativity story. It was really good but you forget how much energy little two year olds have! You forget that they way you have things planned out in your mind, never go that way. My baby is 8 so it has been a while for me to realize that serenity and spiritual calmness doesn't go hand in hand with a two year old. Especially funny, or not funny, however you look at it was Ryder dropping something or hitting his head during the nativity reading and shouting out OH, SH*&%(! So, we did it, we read the story. The kids all opened their pjs from Grandma. I decided to get the kids christmas socks this year so that was fun. We got the girls tucked in bed and Norm and I and Cole went in and Norm read us the Night Before Christmas. It really was a fun night. I am not being angry about two year olds I am just merely explaining how quickly you forget what life is like with one. They are adorable and cute and BUSY! Christmas day we just stayed home (at my parents, since that is our home right now) It was a nice relaxing day...
Maddy and her Guess Who Extra
Great Grandpa is 80! We had Great Grandpa Gray's 80th birthday party at the Nehmers on December 30th. We did a little trivia game about him and I was quite embarrassed at how few of the questions I actually knew. Being the oldest grandchild I technically should know the most. I will have to track it down and post the answers for posterity (mostly for me)
Thanksgiving: We were with Norm's family for Thanksgiving this year. Technically it was our year to be with my family but we had to do a switcheroo. Here's how it happened. Norm's family was getting together in December, the week before Christmas, to celebrate his parents 50th anniversary and we were celebrating our Christmas with them then. So we swapped. Anyway, the Leathermans came up, and we played games and ate. We did help his parents do their Christmas decorating which was a lot of fun. We had not done that with them before so it was fun. The kids always have so much fun. It's fun to watch them transition from playing house to playing board games and just "hanging out".
Riley and Lindsay's new baby: Just before Thanksgiving little Ruby Claire was born on Monday the 23rd. With the major swine flu epidemic kids were not allowed in the hospital. So, I was able to run by the hospital to see Linds and the baby before we left. The kids were totally miffed that they had to wait until after thanksgiving to see her. We came home on Sunday and drove out to her house to have dinner and hold that baby! She is darling and we are so excited to have another little baby in our family.
December: we started out with great intentions of having a peaceful Christmas. We did really good the first two weeks. We read our Christmas storybook and our scripture each night. We watched some Christmas movies, the kids did their advent items. Once again we had to make a chart to know whos turn it was to open the book, do the chain, put the heart on and put the ornament on the tree. We left on Tuesday the 15th to go up to the cabin for Norm's family reunion. I was in charge of all the food. I honestly don't mind doing it but just to preface how it all fell apart. Starting on the Friday, the 11th, we did shopping, Cole had a haircut, on Saturday the 12th, more shopping, we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert with Natalie Cole, Sunday, we had a family dinner. Monday the 14th, I cleaned at the Nehmers, packed, more food and christmas shopping. Tuesday we leave! We come back on Sunday the 20th and we have a family dinner with my family for Kam and Lindsay's birthday. Monday the 21st I go to lunch with Lindsay and my Mom and sisters, Brandy and Riley for lindsay's birthday. Tuesday, 22nd I clean at Nehmers and finish up Christmas prep... whew that is making me tired again. So needless to say that when Christmas eve hit we still had about 15 books still wrapped and unread, 15 links left on our chain and several ornaments to go on the tree. Christmas eve we got together for dinner, ham and turkey and 12 layer jello. We acted out the Christmas story. We had a pretty small group, just us, Mom and Dad and Lindsay and Riley and their kids and aDrienne. We are not great singers so I made a cd with the songs to go along with the nativity story. It was really good but you forget how much energy little two year olds have! You forget that they way you have things planned out in your mind, never go that way. My baby is 8 so it has been a while for me to realize that serenity and spiritual calmness doesn't go hand in hand with a two year old. Especially funny, or not funny, however you look at it was Ryder dropping something or hitting his head during the nativity reading and shouting out OH, SH*&%(! So, we did it, we read the story. The kids all opened their pjs from Grandma. I decided to get the kids christmas socks this year so that was fun. We got the girls tucked in bed and Norm and I and Cole went in and Norm read us the Night Before Christmas. It really was a fun night. I am not being angry about two year olds I am just merely explaining how quickly you forget what life is like with one. They are adorable and cute and BUSY! Christmas day we just stayed home (at my parents, since that is our home right now) It was a nice relaxing day...
Christmas Eve Jammies from Grandma and new socks from Mom and Dad
Patiently waiting on the stairs... you can't go into "the" room until Mom is ready with camera
Maddy and her Guess Who Extra
Cole scored a sweet fish tank from Santa this year! Tenley got her "American Girl" doll
Cute hats from Grandma!
A little Rummikub action
Oh, my achin' back...
So, back in October, the weekend of the 16-18, we were in Idaho to go through some of our stuff at our house that is still sitting there... I bent down to move a very light box and snap, there went my back. It was horrible. I could hardly stand or sit. This was sunday morning and we left that afternoon to drive back down to Utah. Thankfully, at this time I wasn't in too bad of shape. Sitting in the car was not unbearable. The next week I could hardly get out of bed. Norm had to help me get dressed! I was pretty much an invalid. I couldn't drive. My Mom had to help out with driving the kids to school. Everyone pitched in to help out. Laundry and picking up was off my list. I could kind of walk around and do things at "counter" level, Any kind of bending, including sitting was excruciating. Norm knows a guy and his wife that are "expert" masseuses, don't know if that's the right spelling... you know, people who massage. So, I thought I'd go give it a try. Now, let me explain that by this point, I could sit in a regular chair, I could drive. I didn't look graceful by any means, in fact I looked like a 90 year old lady trying to get in and out of my car. But I had made progress. So, I show up for this massage and an hour later, I think I might die! The lady was up on the table straddling my back and pushing with her elbow with all her might! I am pretty sure I would have rather been in labor. People say that a therapeutic massage is not relaxing and it doesn't feel good so I just suffer quietly. When she was done, I thought, hmmmmm here I am, naked and I don't know if I can get off this table let alone get myself dressed. I power through and walk down the hall to Norm's office and am about in tears. I cannot drive myself home, I cannot sit in the passenger seat without cringing with every bump and turn. I have taken a serious step backwards in my healing progress. I get home and retire to bed, since flat on my back with pillows under my knees was the only comfortable spot. Okay, so here is the best part... the next morning my back hurts like it did before but there is also some new pain... I am bruised like I have been beaten up and left for dead! There is about a square foot area of purple bruising on my back. So much for getting massaged! Well, that is an experience that as much as I would like to forget about it, will never leave me. It took me another week to recover again. I am now extra careful with my bending and lifting because that is a place I do not want to revisit...
Cole's amazing opportunity
Well, since I did a little Blog slacking the past few months I thought I would hit a few of our high points over the past few months...
October 2009: Cole has the amazing opportunity to sing in the Conference Session for the General Priesthood Meeting on October 3, 2009. It began with practices two to three times a week for about 6 weeks. They had a dress rehearsal and sang about six songs. He missed one practice because he had a bad cold. As the performance day came closer, Cole became sick again. It was about 9 days before the performance. We took him to the doctor and we think he had the Swine Flu!!! He wasn't able to attend the "mandatory" dress rehearsal on thursday night. After a few emails we were able to get him authorized to attend the performance since he was feeling soooo much better. Another amazing point I'd like to bring up is that we had a family vacation planned to go to Moab over conference weekend and Cole decided that this was too great of an opportunity to pass it up. He was willing to stay home from our vacation to sing at the conference center. He said, "This is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity and Moab isn't going anywhere!" I hope he always feels that way. I hope that by attending and singing with that choir that he felt the spirit in a way that he will never forget it. We are proud of him and his willingness to do the right thing. We hope that we can keep our communicatoin open with him and that we can continue to build our relationship with him.
October 2009: Cole has the amazing opportunity to sing in the Conference Session for the General Priesthood Meeting on October 3, 2009. It began with practices two to three times a week for about 6 weeks. They had a dress rehearsal and sang about six songs. He missed one practice because he had a bad cold. As the performance day came closer, Cole became sick again. It was about 9 days before the performance. We took him to the doctor and we think he had the Swine Flu!!! He wasn't able to attend the "mandatory" dress rehearsal on thursday night. After a few emails we were able to get him authorized to attend the performance since he was feeling soooo much better. Another amazing point I'd like to bring up is that we had a family vacation planned to go to Moab over conference weekend and Cole decided that this was too great of an opportunity to pass it up. He was willing to stay home from our vacation to sing at the conference center. He said, "This is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity and Moab isn't going anywhere!" I hope he always feels that way. I hope that by attending and singing with that choir that he felt the spirit in a way that he will never forget it. We are proud of him and his willingness to do the right thing. We hope that we can keep our communicatoin open with him and that we can continue to build our relationship with him.
January 14, 2010
Hi Ho Hi Ho It's off to work I go...
Well, I started a part-time temporary job today. It's the first time I have worked in an office for someone besides my Dad since 1995! Our accountant usually hires someone to help him during his busy tax season and he was talking to Norm the other day about it and said, "Hey my wife will do that." I work for him Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays from 9:30 to 2:30. I can get the kids to school, have about an hour before I have to leave and then I go straight to the elementary school to pick up the girls. It's great and it was really quite fun to let my organizational skills run wild today. I know it's weird to some of you but I LOVE to organize stuff. Starting wtih piles of papers, business cards, and appointment book and ending up with a neat stack of paperclipped sets to mail out with appointments pre-set was quite invigorating. So, tomorrow I am off in the morning to mail all those packets out. I think it will be quite enjoyable and I will probably be sad when then end of April comes around and not just because the checks wills top coming.
Reaching Higher Heights....
So, I am trying not to have all this guilt since I haven't posted anything for months. I am trying to convince myself that I don't have to "catch" up. I just want to commit to blog, only for my family's sake, not for everyone else to read it. I am succombing to this counting as what I previously did as scrapbooking. I haven't got out my scrapbook stuff for EVER. So, I should just commit to this, it's way easier and about a billion times cheaper, right? Well, so here goes...
I will start by sharing a "funley" (if you are not aware this is a super sweet name we have come up with to describe the funny things Tenley says...hence a funley.
We were celebrating New Years Eve with our little family and Lauren and Tanner and Lindsay, Riley and their kids. We put Lauren in charge of being our Activities Director (who else could do it?) So, one of her scheduled activities was to write down our New Years Resolutions. You have to do it right? You write these things down, tape it up somewhere for a few weeks until you take it down because you've only done one (if that) of your goals and you are seriously disgusted with yourself. Anyways, we all get our 3x5 card and are writing away. We decide that we should read them outloud. We determined that by saying them outloud for others to hear it would make us be more committed... just as a side note, I took them down off the cupboard yesterday and yes, I have done one of the five. But, to the Funley part... Tenley starts reading her card. One of her goals for 2010 is to "reach higher heights" I quickly think to myself.. wow, what a clever little girl with such a vocabulary. Someone asks her, "like what?" and she responds without missing a beat... you know like reaching the microwave without using a stool. Hmmmmmm.......... that's funny. We cracked up. I love kids.
I will start by sharing a "funley" (if you are not aware this is a super sweet name we have come up with to describe the funny things Tenley says...hence a funley.
We were celebrating New Years Eve with our little family and Lauren and Tanner and Lindsay, Riley and their kids. We put Lauren in charge of being our Activities Director (who else could do it?) So, one of her scheduled activities was to write down our New Years Resolutions. You have to do it right? You write these things down, tape it up somewhere for a few weeks until you take it down because you've only done one (if that) of your goals and you are seriously disgusted with yourself. Anyways, we all get our 3x5 card and are writing away. We decide that we should read them outloud. We determined that by saying them outloud for others to hear it would make us be more committed... just as a side note, I took them down off the cupboard yesterday and yes, I have done one of the five. But, to the Funley part... Tenley starts reading her card. One of her goals for 2010 is to "reach higher heights" I quickly think to myself.. wow, what a clever little girl with such a vocabulary. Someone asks her, "like what?" and she responds without missing a beat... you know like reaching the microwave without using a stool. Hmmmmmm.......... that's funny. We cracked up. I love kids.
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